First published 2005
Alison Hart is a medium who communicates with the dead, a "gift" that torments her. Haunted by the criminal men who preyed on her unstable mother, Alison tries to outrun her past, but the ghosts only grow stronger. As she leads séances for her clueless clients, Alison's own nights are a waking nightmare, with the spectres of her childhood infiltrating her home and her body. In this witty yet sinister tale, Alison's desperate bid for control spirals into a battle for her very soul.
Genres: literary-fiction, horror, supernatural, contemporary, paranormal, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: haunted-house, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
Period: 20th-century
480 pages · Paperback · Harper Perennial
Content warnings: abuse, mental-illness